Free telecoms conference to celebrate 10th anniversary

According to INSIGHTS President, Dominick Keenaghan, "Our annual MECT Conference has established itself as the region's premier event to learn about converging communications concepts, strategies and business opportunities covering topics such as IP Telephony and Next Generation networks. We decided that as it is the 10th anniversary of the event this year, that we would invite all of our previous customers to attend the main conference on May 30/31 at no cost. This is not merely a "thank you" from our side for their support in helping us achieve our current market status, but a market attempt by INSIGHTS to expedite the takeup of IP-Communications concepts in the region. We believe these developments are set to revolutionize communications in the years ahead, and the sooner organisations start planning for them, the better off they will be."

The main conference on May 30 - 31 will follow its proven format of covering key, generic concepts on the first day, and then dividing into separate enterprise and service provider tracks devoted to those particular market segments. Along the way separate breakout sessions will cater for the interests of niche subjects.

Topics set to be included in the Main Conference include the benefits of "open" telecom systems, choosing between communications protocols,
migrating from a traditional to an IP-based telephone systems, internet telephony implementations, next generation network migration strategies, building a voice portal, developing a contact centre, taking advantage of speech recognition, deploying wireless systems and generating profit from presence and instant messaging solutions.

Voice specialist Intervoice is set to deliver the keynote on open telecom standards whilst Intel will be covering how to take a building block approach to building communications solutions. Intel, a perennial MECT participant, will also be running its special annual Telecoms Opportunity day on May 31, a prime opportunity for the region's resellers and systems integrators to get up to speed on the latest communications marketing and technical issues.

The free-to-attend MECT 2004 Exhibition commences Sunday May 30 at 10.00 am and is open until 6.00 pm, repeated on May 31.